2 Samuel 5:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 5:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
דָּוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
בַּֽיהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תַעֲלֶ֑ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
הָסֵב֙
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַ֣חֲרֵיהֶ֔ם
ʼachar
H310
after
וּבָ֥אתָ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
לָהֶ֖ם
מִמּ֥וּל
mûwl
H4136
front
בְּכָאִֽים
bâkâʼ
H1057
balsam tree
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
When David inquired of Yahweh, he said, You shall not go up: make a circuit behind them, and come on them over against the mulberry trees.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David inquired of Yahweh, and he said, “You shall not go up. Go around to behind them, and you shall come to them from opposite the balsam trees.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).